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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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